broomball

The Eastern Ontario regional broomball tournament will take over the Glengarry Sports Palace ice surface this weekend, beginning Friday evening. Here's the complete schedule. Top teams in each division qualify for the provincial competition this spring.

The annual Finch Youth Broomball Tournament is taking place this weekend, with the action getting underway tonight, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. Games continue on Saturday, from 8 a.m. through 6:45 p.m., and then on Sunday, from 9 a.m. through 2:15 p.m.

The play includes athletes ranging in ages from 3 to 15.

Also this year, three elite men's teams – Lacombe's, the Ballbroomers, and the Ottawa Nationals – will showcase their skills in a trio of games.

Eight of 12 area broomball teams of young athletes garnered Ontario provincial medals, recently, and we have the story in The Glengarry News this week. To see photos of the medal-winning squads, please follow this link.

The annual Finch Youth Broomball tournament opens tonight, Jan. 13, at 6pm, with a pair of peewee games, followed by two bantam-midget contests. Round-robin action continues throughout the day on Saturday, from 8:30am to 7:45pm.

Playoffs for all divisions take place Sunday as follows:

9am: peewee C final
9:45am: bantam/midget C final
10:30am: peewee B final
11:15am: bantam/midget B final
noon: peewee A final
12:45pm: bantam/midget A final

In all, there are 19 teams scheduled to participate, with players ranging in age from 3 through 15. Admission of $2 is charged for adults and children over 12.

The Eastern Ontario Thunder competitive girls team will be serving brunch from 8am to 1pm. On display in the foyer of the Finch arena foyer will be a number of articles from local players and teams that have represented both the region and the nation in world competitions.

Following each match on the ice, a hustler of the game award will be presented.